- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4578 WP No. 35672 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 35672 OF 2025 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI. VENKATESWAMI SON OF LATE RAMAYYA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT DODDAMANNUGUDDE VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI RAMANAGAR TALUK AND DISTRICT - 562 159. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A. MADHUSUDHANA RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS MYSORE DIVISION MYSORE - 570 004. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS RAMANAGARAM BANGALORE SOUTH DIST., - 562 159. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS CHANNAPATNA TALUK, CHANNAPATNA - 562 160. 4. THE TAHSILDAR CHANNAPATNA SUB DIVISION CHANNAPATNA - 562 160. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SESHU, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4578 WP No. 35672 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS AUTHORITIES TO CONDUCT PHODI IN RESPECT OF LAND BEARING SURVEY NO.148/P99 MEASURING 1 ACRE SITUATED AT KANNAMANGALA VILLAGE OF CHANNAPATNA TALUK. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has given representation to respondent No.3 -The Assistant Director of Land Records and respondent No.4 - the Tahsildar for phodi and durasth of his lands. Learned counsel submits that appropriate directions may be given to the concerned respondents to carry out the phodi and durasth. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that however in respect of the some of the owners of the land in same survey number, phodi has already been conducted. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader however submits that normally this Court would direct the parties to file - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4578 WP No. 35672 of 2025 online application for phodi and durasth. However, in respect of granted lands, since the phodi and the durasth have to be conducted simultaneously in respect of all the granted lands, sufficient time may be required to complete the process. Learned HCGP submits on instructions that land in question situated in the Sy.No.148 comprises of large extent of lands and several grants have been made in the said survey number. Therefore, sufficient time will have to be granted to the respondents to complete the phodi and durasth. 4. Consequently, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.3 and 4 to complete the process of phodi and durasth, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39